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Hofsjokull Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, gales from the NW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min -1°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSE on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light snow
light rain
rain showers
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
light snow
light rain
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
650
650
650
1050
1100
1200
1150
700
700
700
750
800
750
750
750
700
750
750
km/h
0
S
10
WSW
20
S
45
ENE
25
SE
15
WNW
70
NNW
20
NW
45
SW
50
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
SSW
60
S
70
SSE
50
S
40
SW
40
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
1
1
9
4
11
1
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
—
0.9
0.2
max °C
0
-1
-1
0
-1
-1
-8
-5
-1
-1
0
0
0
1
4
1
3
5
min °C
0
-1
-4
-2
-4
-8
-9
-6
-3
-1
-1
0
0
1
2
1
3
3
 chill °C
0
-4
-12
-10
-8
-20
-22
-13
-11
-9
-8
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-3
-2
Freezing level m
950
900
700
650
750
600
0
0
700
800
850
950
1000
1150
1900
1200
1400
3500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:00
—
—
8:03
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:12
—
—
8:17
—
—
Sunset
—
6:00
—
—
5:57
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:45
—
—
5:43
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Hofsjokull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hofsjokull is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, gales from the NW by Wed night).

Hofsjokull Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 6mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min -1°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSE on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Hofsjokull at the specific elevation of 1000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Hofsjokull. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Iceland.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
101 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
107 km NNE
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.0 km
119 km SSE
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
126 km SSW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
5
Skardsfjoruviti
148 km SSE
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
149 km SSW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
Reykjavik Airport
161 km SW
216m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
161 km SW
53m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
9
Light winds from the ESE
(9 kph at 110).
161 km SW
23m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
-
162 km SW
61m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 110).
25 km

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.